Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05

The Waswafi, who are q cross between
the Nasal and the Wataveta, are a fine,
| manly race, possessing many of the good
qualities of the Zulu. and a greater capaci-
ty fer civilization. They are also great
| hunters. As il happened, these particular
men had recently been g, long trip with an
! Englishman named Jutson, who had start
| ed for Mombasa, = port about one hundred
/ and fifty miles below IanlU. and joUrEeyed
| right round kilimandjaro, one OF the high
| est known mountains in Africa. Poor fell
! low, lie had died of fever when on his re-
| turn journey and within days march OF
| Mombasa. 1t does seem hard that he should
! have gone off thus when within few hours
many perilsSut so it was. His hunters
! buried him, and then came on to Lamu in
/ a dhow Our friend, the Consul, suggested
! to us that we had better try and hire these
men. and, accordingly, on the following
| morning we started to interview the party,
! accompanied by an interpreter.
| In due course, we found them in a mud
! hut on the outskirts of the town. Three OF
the men were sitting outside the hut, and
| fine frslnk-l0oking fellows they were, hav-
| ing a more or less civilized appearance. To
! them we cautiously opened the subject OF
| our visit, at first with very Scant success.
They declared that they could not enter
tain any such idea: that they were worn
and weary with long travelling; and that
/ their hearts were sore at the loss Of their
| master They meant to go back to their
| homes and rest a while. This dld not
! sound very promising. so by way of affect
| ing diversion l asked where the remainder
! of them were. was told there were six,
T -, Of "a oil
that they slept in the hut, and were yet
resting after their labors-''sleep weighed
down their eyeids, and sorrow made their
hearts as lead; it was best 10 sleep, for
with sleep came foFgettulnesS. But the
men should be awakened
Presently they came out of the hut, yawn-
| in.-the first two men being evidently of
the same race and style as those already
| before Us: but the appearance Of the third
AID last, nearly made ma jump cut OF my
| skin. lie was very tall, broad man, quite
six feet three, [ should say. but gaurt,
with lem, weary-looking limbs. Ny first
| glance Al him told ne that he was no W. ak
wafi: he was q pure bred Zulu. He came
ont win his tin, MISUNDERSTANDING hand
placed J.fJra his face t. hide q yaWn, so l
| could only see that he was 'Nesaia,' Or
/ ring Elaa. tam3ng the ZulUs a man as
| sufaes JGu 1inE. which is made OF Il species
/ IF i!ac,z gam twisted in with the hair and
polished y .ilj|.:t black. wayu he has
reached Il certain dignity and axe, or IS the
| husband Of a sufficient liu.lh,r of wives.
| Till lie i r. "a p,a-.'.lG t5 wear ring ne is
looked on j. Il boy. j..urh j" may he
| thiSCy-iiye YEATS 81 a.. OF cyuI more,
and that he had q great threc-corncrcd
hole in his forehead. In another second
he removed his hand, revealing Il pow
erfui-iooEiDg Iulu face, with a humor-
Oas mouth, Il short, woolly beard, tinEed
with gray, aGd pair q! brown eyes, keen
Is Il HAWKS. / knew my man al once, al
though had not seen him Tor twelve years.
How do you do, UmslOpogaas?" / said
qai2tIy, inZulu.
The tall man (whO among his own people
was commonly known as the "WOOdpeck-
er, and also rs the ''SlaUghterer, ~ started,
and almost let the Ong-handled battle-aX,
ne held in his hand, fail, in his astontsh-
| ment. The next second he had recognized
me, and was saluting me in an outburst of
| sonorous language which made his com
panions the Wallwati, stare.
''Koos" Chief, he began, "Koos- y-Pag-
ate! koos-y -umcooI (chief from of old
mighty chief! Koos! Baba. (fathcr) Ma
cumazahn, old hunter, slayer of elephants,
eater UP of lions, clever one. watchful one!
brave one! quick one! whose shot never
misses, who strikes straight home, who
grasps Il hand and holds it to the death
Il. c., is a true friend! Koos! Babal Wise
is the voice Of our people that says, Noun
| tain never meets with mountain, but at
day-break or at even man shall meet again
with man. Behold! messenger came up
from Natal, 'Macunazahn is dead! cried
| he. The land knows Macumazahn no
more That is years ago. And now, be
hold, now in this strange place of stinks
find Macumazahn, my friend. There is nc
room for doubt, the brush of the old fox
has gone a little gray; but is not his eye as
| keen, and are not his teeth as sharp Ha!
ha! Macumazahn, mindest thou how thou
didst plant the ball in the eye of the charg-
| ing bUtTalO-mindest thou"